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Stovell late show sinks Wolves

Somerset 4 Wolves 2Striker Dion Stovell marked his first match of the season with two late goals as Somerset Trojans handed Wolves their first loss of the season yesterday at Somerset.The visitors had clawed their way back from two goals down in the first half but Stovell opened his season account with goals in the 80th and 90th minutes to seal the win.It promised to be easy sailing for the home side when Tyrell Burgess netted in the 27th and 43rd minutes to give Somerset a comfortable lead at the half with his third and fourth goals for the club since joining them this summer. The first was a firm header from a Jemeiko Harvey-Outerbridge free kick on the right side of the box. And after Kyle Brangman put an effort against the post after a good move down the left flank for Wolves late in the half, Somerset hit back to double their lead when Burgess was brought down inside the box by Lamelle Paynter. Burgess calmly placed his spotkick to keeper Jahhi Shakir’s right.Wolves came out with a new determination as John Barry Nusum was moved from defence to striker and suddenly Somerset were looking vulnerable at the back. Wolves pulled their first goal back in the 61st minute when Somerset goalkeeper Andrew Jjombwe slammed into Derrick Brangman and Brangman scored from the resulting penalty. Suddenly Somerset began to get rattled as players began to argue with each other.Wolves pulled level in the 75th minute when substitute Morrecko Iris scored within a minute of coming on as a sub. But their joy would be short-lived as the Trojans struck twice in the closing minutes to snatch the points. Stovell put them back in front for good with a left-footed drive and then in injury time he scored again with his left foot following a corner on the right to make certain of the win.Somerset: A jjombwe, J Rogers, A Lambert, T Ming, D Burgess, S Brangman, T Burgess (V Blanchette 83), J Harvey-Outerbridge (L Burgess 88), A Trott (J Simmons 74), J Bean, D Stovell.Substitutes not used: M Jones, H Santucci, D Seymour, S BeanGoals: T Burgess 27, 43 (pen), D Stovell 80, 90Booked: A.LambertWolves: J Shakir; L Paynter, M Williams, J Nusum, H Burrows, J Peniston, D Simons, S Richardson (T Davis 62), D Brangman (A Zuill 80), K Brangman (M Iris 74), V MinorsSubstitutes not used: A Brangman, S DeShields, K Smith, N WebbGoals: D Brangman 61 (pen), M Iris 75Booked: H BurrowsReferee: M WyerMan of the match: D Stovell (Somerset)